My Journey Archives - Healing HERstory https://healingherstory.com/category/my-journey/ for Women Who Dare to Heal Wed, 06 Oct 2021 15:58:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 https://i0.wp.com/healingherstory.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Healing-Herstory-favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 My Journey Archives - Healing HERstory https://healingherstory.com/category/my-journey/ 32 32 179438865 Vulnerability Was Dangerous https://healingherstory.com/my-journey/vulnerability-was-dangerous/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=vulnerability-was-dangerous Wed, 06 Oct 2021 15:58:36 +0000 https://healingherstory.com/?p=47231 Brené Brown writes that in order to be vulnerable, we need to first find safety, both physical and emotional, and that we need to share our stories with those who have earned the right to hear them. I’ve been sharing my stories for many years with fellow survivors of childhood abuse and sexual violence. These […]

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]]> 47231 Forgiveness is NOT Your Responsibility https://healingherstory.com/trauma/forgiveness-is-not-your-responsibility/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=forgiveness-is-not-your-responsibility Tue, 21 Sep 2021 11:23:20 +0000 https://healingherstory.com/?p=47338 I’ve thought about forgiveness a lot over the years. I was raised Catholic, and the confessional was a big part of my life, especially around the age of twelve, when weekly trips to the darkened cubicle at the back of the church formed a part of my regular routine. This ritual also wove it’s way […]

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]]> 47338 First Times https://healingherstory.com/my-journey/first-times/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=first-times Tue, 16 Feb 2021 13:06:52 +0000 https://healingherstory.com/?p=726 I sit back on the sofa, sinking in deep, pulling the rug up to my chest. I can hear the rain outside the window. Resting my head against the cushions and closing my eyes, I try to look back through the years… but one of the things about childhood trauma is that it strips you […]

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]]> 726 Living With Exhaustion https://healingherstory.com/my-journey/living-with-exhaustion/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=living-with-exhaustion Sun, 23 Aug 2020 12:12:21 +0000 http://healingherstory.com/?p=345 There are days when things are just more difficult. Days when I am bone tired. The kind of tired that is not accounted for by lack of sleep or busyness. It’s the kind of exhaustion you can only really understand if you live with a chronic illness. I take care of myself well, and I […]

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]]> 345 It’s Live! https://healingherstory.com/my-journey/its-live/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=its-live Fri, 26 Jun 2020 08:13:00 +0000 http://healingherstory.com/?p=206 Well, the website is finally live! My online presence has gone through many iterations over the years, just as my life has followed many different story lines. What I have learned is that everything is connected. Perhaps it hasn’t been a learning as such, but rather an uncovering, as so much of life’s learnings really […]

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